President Henry B. Eyring
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"Rising to the possibilities of the oath and covenant of the priesthood brings the greatest of all the gifts of God: eternal life. That is a purpose of the Melchizedek Priesthood.
"If you are like I was when I first heard those words as a young man, the challenge of accepting the Melchizedek Priesthood could seem daunting. There are at least two reasons why you should be confident rather than discouraged ...
"Whether you accept the oath and covenant and find it too difficult, or if you fail to try, the penalty is the same.
"If we choose not to try, we would certainly lose the opportunity for eternal life. If we try, and with God's help succeed, we will gain eternal life.
"There is yet another reason to decide now that you will try with all your heart to qualify for that oath and covenant, and have confidence that you will succeed. God promises you the help and power, which, if you exercise faith, will give you success.
"My prayer is that you will decide tonight, and then every day, to go forward in faith in keeping your covenants with God and so claim the promise he has made to you with an oath.
"I testify that God wants you to succeed and to come home again to live with him in families forever."
